Radicals Chasing Utopia: Inside the Rogue Movements Trying to Change the World
Autor Jamie Bartletten Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 iun 2017
"It's
the
hubris
of
every
generation
to
think
that
they
have
arrived
at
the
best
way
of
living.
But
all
the
things
we
now
take
for
granted,
all
the
modern
wisdoms
we
hold
to
be
self-evident,
were
once
derided
as
dangerous
or
foolish
radical
thinking."-From
the
Prologue
InRadicals Chasing Utopia, Jamie Bartlett, one of the world's leading thinkers on radical politics and technology, takes readers inside the strange and exciting worlds of the innovators, disrupters, idealists, and extremists who think we can do better-and believe they know how. Bartlett introduces us to some of the most influential movements today: techno-futurists questing for immortality, far-right groups seeking to close borders, militant environmentalists striving to save the planet by any means necessary, and psychedelic pioneers attempting to heal society with the help of powerful hallucinogens.
The success of democratic societies hinges on our ability to listen to-and in some cases learn from-the radical movements in our midst. Their methods may be extreme, but in chasing utopia, these groups are challenging what is possible and previewing the world to come.
InRadicals Chasing Utopia, Jamie Bartlett, one of the world's leading thinkers on radical politics and technology, takes readers inside the strange and exciting worlds of the innovators, disrupters, idealists, and extremists who think we can do better-and believe they know how. Bartlett introduces us to some of the most influential movements today: techno-futurists questing for immortality, far-right groups seeking to close borders, militant environmentalists striving to save the planet by any means necessary, and psychedelic pioneers attempting to heal society with the help of powerful hallucinogens.
The success of democratic societies hinges on our ability to listen to-and in some cases learn from-the radical movements in our midst. Their methods may be extreme, but in chasing utopia, these groups are challenging what is possible and previewing the world to come.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781568589862
ISBN-10: 1568589867
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
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ISBN-10: 1568589867
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
Notă biografică
Jamie
Bartlettis
the
Director
of
the
Centre
for
the
Analysis
of
Social
Media
at
Demos
and
a
technology
columnist
for
theTelegraph.
His
first
book,The
Dark
Netwas
longlisted
for
the
Orwell
Prize,
nominated
for
the
Debut
Political
Book
of
the
Year
and
the
Transmission
Prize,
and
was
named
a
best
book
of
the
year
byNPR,
theWashington
Post,
theNew
Statesman,
theIndependent,
andFlavorwire.
He
has
appeared
on
NPR
and
has
written
forSalon,
TheSpectator,
theNew
York
Times,
theGuardian,
andAeon.
Recenzii
"Radicals
Chasing
Utopiasets
out
to
describe
and
understand
this
new
spirit
of
radicalism...
Throughout,
Mr.
Bartlett
is
a
friendly
guide,
with
a
reporter's
eye
for
detail
and
a
willingness
to
engage
with
his
subjects."—Wall
Street
Journal
"Bartlett is an accomplished journalist: careful, dispassionate and willing to put the time in. And once again he does the work, spending time with people whom less committed reporters might wish to avoid. And he does so with a degree of sympathy that is as impressive as it is rare."—The Guardian
"Enlightening and unnerving...Bartlett, ever the knowledgeable guide through murky political and technological waters...embeds himself with these groups and approaches each with a commendable balance of genuine open-mindedness and healthy skepticism...A highly recommended read,Radicals Chasing Utopiacould influence you to chase after some of these utopian organizations and ideas, or make you want to flee from them just the same."—New York Journal of Books
"Eye-opening...enlightening."—The Huffington Post
"Bartlett is right to remind us that democracies are not necessarily the natural order, and that they need fresh ideas to survive some very scary emerging challenges."—The Evening Standard
"The disparate groups of modern-day utopians Bartlett presents here include Islamophobic Europeans, political parties that reject the label and mission of political parties, free-love practitioners in a Portuguese ecovillage, and a group of crypto-currency enthusiasts trying to create the world's most libertarian country in a Balkan swamp. The author's portraits sometimes find these activists at less than their best, whether it is the group of transhumanists careening along in an odd, decidedly whimsical campaign for U.S. president or the shambolic machinations of the U.K. branch of the anti-Islam Pegida movement. The most striking feature of the radicals portrayed, though, is that the rejectionist, exclusionist movements mostly featured seem far more likely to catch on with broader followings than the exception, a psychedelic society dedicated to open-mindedness. Bartlett notes the amplifying effect of the Internet as an echo chamber for affirming beliefs that may not be widely accepted in broader society, and keeps his general observations upbeat, even in an age of angry political populism. He leaves readers with the observation that liberal societies are inherently risky and unstable, but their ability to accommodate radical views is also what allows them to change, and that change is generally for the better."—Publisher's Weekly
"Bartlett is an accomplished journalist: careful, dispassionate and willing to put the time in. And once again he does the work, spending time with people whom less committed reporters might wish to avoid. And he does so with a degree of sympathy that is as impressive as it is rare."—The Guardian
"Enlightening and unnerving...Bartlett, ever the knowledgeable guide through murky political and technological waters...embeds himself with these groups and approaches each with a commendable balance of genuine open-mindedness and healthy skepticism...A highly recommended read,Radicals Chasing Utopiacould influence you to chase after some of these utopian organizations and ideas, or make you want to flee from them just the same."—New York Journal of Books
"Eye-opening...enlightening."—The Huffington Post
"Bartlett is right to remind us that democracies are not necessarily the natural order, and that they need fresh ideas to survive some very scary emerging challenges."—The Evening Standard
"The disparate groups of modern-day utopians Bartlett presents here include Islamophobic Europeans, political parties that reject the label and mission of political parties, free-love practitioners in a Portuguese ecovillage, and a group of crypto-currency enthusiasts trying to create the world's most libertarian country in a Balkan swamp. The author's portraits sometimes find these activists at less than their best, whether it is the group of transhumanists careening along in an odd, decidedly whimsical campaign for U.S. president or the shambolic machinations of the U.K. branch of the anti-Islam Pegida movement. The most striking feature of the radicals portrayed, though, is that the rejectionist, exclusionist movements mostly featured seem far more likely to catch on with broader followings than the exception, a psychedelic society dedicated to open-mindedness. Bartlett notes the amplifying effect of the Internet as an echo chamber for affirming beliefs that may not be widely accepted in broader society, and keeps his general observations upbeat, even in an age of angry political populism. He leaves readers with the observation that liberal societies are inherently risky and unstable, but their ability to accommodate radical views is also what allows them to change, and that change is generally for the better."—Publisher's Weekly